2025 Competition Entry:
Have A Good Life by Mina Whitesides
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Pop
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Niko Lambros Smith
Mina Whitesides
Mina Whitesides
Description
Observation on how love can sour and people can be so mean to each other. A better way is to just wish them well and move on, tell them to Have A good life.
Bio
It all began with an awakening. After twenty-five years of co-writing with her then-husband and creative partner, Portland songwriter, Mina Whitesides discovered something new: her own voice. But it was not without sacrifice. Her path of self-discovery was spurred by a growing distance in her marriage, which eventually ended. It was then that Mina sought to reclaim her sense of self. All the while, her craft called to her. In the past, music was relegated to a hobby as she raised and supported a family. Yet, now, riding the current of midlife hormonal shifts, she tapped into a resurgence of lyrics and melodies. Through the act of writing a song, she’d found her place once again.
For Mina, it was a blossoming, launching her into a period of intense, prolific songwriting. Suddenly, she found herself able to embrace her own divine, feminine energy and rediscover her purpose. Within her creative well, she discovered raw, unifying experiences. The loss of her parents and the dissolution of her marriage transcended heartfelt sadness into the most poignant craft of her life on subjects of love, loss, and memory. These real-life events gave birth to a catalogue of beautiful, important songs. Her ability to capture life experiences in the format of 3-4-minute songs have transformed her songwriting and uplifted her work.
For Mina, it was a blossoming, launching her into a period of intense, prolific songwriting. Suddenly, she found herself able to embrace her own divine, feminine energy and rediscover her purpose. Within her creative well, she discovered raw, unifying experiences. The loss of her parents and the dissolution of her marriage transcended heartfelt sadness into the most poignant craft of her life on subjects of love, loss, and memory. These real-life events gave birth to a catalogue of beautiful, important songs. Her ability to capture life experiences in the format of 3-4-minute songs have transformed her songwriting and uplifted her work.
Lyrics
Been looking for the light
Fading from your eyes
You choose to look away
You’re telling me good-bye
I can’t hold on to
The stranger that is you
I hope you have a good life
I hope you find your way
If this is how our story ends
All that’s left to say
Hope you have a good life
Been looking for the light
I’m living on the outside
I have to let you go
You know, there comes a time
I can’t hold on to
The one I never knew
I hope you have a good life
I hope you find your way
If this is how our story ends
I know we’ll be ok
I’m sorry for you
You’ve made your bed to lay
So tired of fighting
Love shouldn’t be this way
I hope you have a good life
I hope you find your way
If this is how our story ends
I know we’ll be ok
I hope you have a good life
I’m finding my own way
The lights are out-the curtains down
All that’s left to say
I hope you have a good life
Fading from your eyes
You choose to look away
You’re telling me good-bye
I can’t hold on to
The stranger that is you
I hope you have a good life
I hope you find your way
If this is how our story ends
All that’s left to say
Hope you have a good life
Been looking for the light
I’m living on the outside
I have to let you go
You know, there comes a time
I can’t hold on to
The one I never knew
I hope you have a good life
I hope you find your way
If this is how our story ends
I know we’ll be ok
I’m sorry for you
You’ve made your bed to lay
So tired of fighting
Love shouldn’t be this way
I hope you have a good life
I hope you find your way
If this is how our story ends
I know we’ll be ok
I hope you have a good life
I’m finding my own way
The lights are out-the curtains down
All that’s left to say
I hope you have a good life
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